Electrochemical Sensors

Electrochemical Sensors

The oldest electrochemical sensors date back to the 1950s and were used for oxygen monitoring. More recently, as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began requiring the monitoring of toxic and combustible gases in confined space applications, new and better electrochemical sensors have been developed.
By the mid-1980s, miniaturized electrochemical sensors became available for detection of many different toxic gases in PEL ranges, with the sensors exhibiting good sensitivity and selectivity. Currently, a variety of electrochemical sensors are being used extensively in many stationary and portable applications for personal safety.